In 2011 His Beatitude Sviatoslav together with the bishops of the UGCC asked us to pay special attention to the renewal of parish life, as the basis for the on going development of our Church. The parish is the place where we encounter the Living Christ, where we can grow spiritually and where the Good News of the Gospel is proclaimed, so that it can be shared with others. Our Synod encourages us all together and individually to reflect on and work for the development of our parish community, and to take an active role in the mission of the Church by fostering these aspects of parish life:
THE WORD OF GOD AND CATECHESIS
LITURGY AND PRAYER
SERVICE TO ONE’S NEIGHBOUR
LEADERSHIP – STEWARDSHIP
COMMUNITY – UNITY
A MISSIONARY SPIRIT